We've written before about the school library having a 2 book limit for items checked out. The school librarian was joking with the kids and told them they could check out a third book if they checked out a cookbook and made her something from the cookbook. Abe knew she was joking, but took her up on her offer. He checked out a book of Christmas treats and made her chocolate truffles. The recipe was fairly simple-- just chocolate chips and cream-- and Abe made them himself.
Abe took a box full of truffles to school and delighted the librarian.
Brandan and Becky celebrated their 19th anniversary with a night away at a mountain lodge. Sofi took expert care of the rest of the kids while we were gone.
We've done a lot of snow activities for other anniversaries-- skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling-- but there is hardly any snow in the mountains this year. We hopped on the Pacific Coast Trail for a short hike Saturday morning. It was a beautiful, clear day.
Helen played in a piano recital Saturday afternoon. This group photo makes it look like the kids were asked to wear blue or orange to the recital, but the matching outfits are coincidental.
The recital highlighted Baroque and Classical music. Helen played "Carefree" by Turk with grace and ease.
Our yard took a beating this winter. The cold snap in December followed by a long dry spell killed many of our bushes. We've pulled most of the dead plants out and are trying to decide what to replace them with. Hardiness is one of our top priorities as we look at other gardens and nurseries. Sofi took these photos of flowers as we looked around an established garden.
It's been a lovely spring.
Brandan took this photo of a pear orchard.
1 comment:
Abe is so fun and such a sweetheart! Glad you had fun on your mountain get away.
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